Kay Bailey Hutchison Quotes

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

People can't imagine an enemy that would cut someone's head off before a video camera and spread it out across the world. But that has happened with the kind of enemy we are now facing.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.

Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.

I have always been able to rise above the expectations.

I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.

When it comes to dividing Americans on the basis of their gender, I know a little something about the subject.

Saying youre from Texas makes you kind of proud.

We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.

Congress can't take the year off, election or no election.

Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.

I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative.

I do think women generally are more humble.

We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women.

The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room.

Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system.

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.